Thasmai Charitable Trust — Knowledge is God

The journey mapped

Stages of practice

From the first morning in Guruji's Satsang to Samadhi. Six stages, each one opening only when the one before it is lived and practised.

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Six stages

From Satsang to Samadhi

The first two stages are open to every sincere seeker. The advanced stages are given by Guruji directly, when the practitioner is ready.

  1. Stage 01 Open to all

    Guruji's Satsang

    Every journey begins by sitting with Guruji. In his live classes, the truth the universe wants to share comes to us daily as Guruvani: Brahmavidya, the ancient knowledge, taught around Dharma, followed by open questions where Guruji guides each seeker personally.

    Classes run online on Zoom at 4:30 AM IST, during Brahma Muhurta. People of every age attend, from three-year-old children to seekers in their eighties.

    • Malayalam: Monday, Wednesday, Friday · Hindi: Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday
    • Free sessions every Sunday
    • Attend at least ten days of classes before starting meditation
    See the class schedule
  2. Stage 02 The base practice

    SMS Meditation

    Sun, Moon and Star Meditation is the foundation of the Thasmai path, a unique technique developed with the help of the cosmic forces. It gently dissolves the “complicated memory” at the root of human suffering and reactivates the sookshma (subtle) bodies, restoring our natural connection with the cosmos.

    Nothing needs to be forced: you don't have to control your thoughts or body. Nature takes over. The practice is supported by a simple dharmic life: Satyam Vada (speak the truth) and Dharmam Chara (act righteously).

    About SMS Meditation
  3. Stage 03 Advanced · with Guruji

    Dark Meditation

    An advanced meditation practised in complete darkness and conducted by Guruji in person. With outer light withdrawn, attention turns fully inward.

    It is open only to practitioners who are well established in SMS Meditation, and it asks for a stricter discipline in daily practice and way of life.

  4. Stage 04 Advanced · with Guruji

    Jnana Yoga

    The path of knowledge. Guruji passes these advanced practices on directly to disciples who are ready, guiding them from understanding to direct realisation of the Self.

  5. Stage 05 Advanced · with Guruji

    Siddhi Yoga

    Higher practices that awaken the subtle powers latent in every being. Guruji imparts them personally, and only on a firm foundation of disciplined practice and dharmic living.

  6. Stage 06 The culmination

    Samadhi

    The goal of the whole path: settled, unbroken union with the Self. Through steady practice under the Guru's grace, Thasmai holds that Samadhi can be attained in this very lifetime.

Spirituality is not something to be read, but to be experienced.
— Thasmai Guruji